10:06 PM,
Feb. 28, 2014

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BLACK MOUNTAIN Kearfott Corp. will expand its manufacturing operations, adding 75 jobs with an investment of $11.8 million over the next three years, Gov. Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced Friday morning.

The manufacturer of navigation systems for drones and other military equipment currently employs 336 workers at its Black Mountain facility, which has been in operation since 1955.

"Kearfott carefully evaluated several potential locations for expansion, with Western North Carolina emerging as the clear winner," said Kearfott President, Craig ...